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The Game of ThronesExpansion: A Clash ofKings

Thank you for acquiring the ACLASH OF KINGS

expansion for the A GAME OF THRONES board game.

Included in this expansion set are a number of excitinggame options that you may introduce to your A GAME

OF THRONES board game experience.

Most notably, the A CLASH OF KINGS expansion

introduces the new House Martell hailing from sun-

kissed southern Westeros. Not only does this addition

allow you to play A GAME OF THRONES with six

players, but it adds a dramatic new balance of power to

the struggle for the Iron Throne.

Here is a complete list of the game options and compo-nents that the A CLASH OF KINGS expansion provides:

Game Option 1) House Martell

Game Option 2) The new House Cards

Game Option 3) Fortifications

Game Option 4) Siege Engines

Game Option 5) The Ports of Westeros

Game Option 6) The One-Time order tokens

Game Option 7) Westeros Phase game variant

Game Option 8) Battle variant

Game Option 9) The revised three-player game

Also, at the back of this rules set, you will find a com-

prehensive list of the most frequently asked questions for

the A GAME OF THRONES board game.

ComponentsEnclosed in this box you will find the following compo-

nents:

7 House Martell House Cards

42 New House Cards6 House Start Cards (for the six-player game)

15 House Martell Order tokens

20 House Martell Power tokens

3 House Martell Influence tokens

1 House Martell Supply token

4 Wooden House Martell Knight units

6 Wooden House Martell Ship units

10 Wooden House Martell Footman units

18 Wooden Siege Engine units (6 colors)

9 Wooden Fortification tokens (Grey)30 One-Time order tokens

8 Port tokens

1 Influence Track board overlay (in two pieces)

1 Westeros board overlay (in two pieces)

A Foreword from theDesigner

It is with no small delight that I am able to pres-

ent the CLASH OF KINGS expansion for the A

GAME OF THRONES board game.

The creation of the A GAME OF THRONES

board game itself was a lengthy process that

started in the early fall of 2002 and continued to

the late spring of 2003.

The design that you have gotten to know draws

its inspiration from both a love of George R.R.

Martin's wonderful books and from a deep loveof the classic intrigue/diplomacy games of my

gaming past. An obvious inspiration for the

game design is the classic DIPLOMACY (a

game that both George and I admire greatly),

and a much less obvious inspiration is that of

the brilliant EL GRANDE by Wolfgang Kramer.

I have also heard that A GAME OF THRONES

has passing similarities to the old game KING-

MAKER, which I have never played (but I

know that it certainly shares a theme with A

GAME OF THRONES).

The initial key concepts of the simultaneous

order system and the structure of the Westeros

Phase were designed during countless hours of

brainstorming and scribbling on notepads at

weekend visits to coffee shops. The supply sys-

tem and the key idea of the central Influence

Tracks came to me after the first testing sessions

at the FFG offices. The first incarnation of the A

GAME OF THRONES board game featured a

dice-heavy battle system, which was scrapped

for the very deterministic and structured systemthat the game has today. In the end I think that

we ended up with a really solid, elegant, and

quite clever system.

It is also worth noting that A GAME OF

THRONES would not have achieved the same

success and critical praise if not for the stellar

graphic design of FFG's Scott Nicely and input

from the other excellent developers at FFG. In

many ways, the AGAME OF THRONES board

game was a "perfect storm" of game mechanics,

beautiful graphics, and a great setting.

So why an expansion? Most filmmakers will tell

you that "no film is ever really finished, just

abandoned." Unlike my good friend ReinerKnizia, who can brilliantly design (and at a far

faster rate than me) a principal game mechanic

from the core and build up, I tend to design

games from the "top down." This means that my

initial prototype designs are often riddled with

mechanics and complexities that are, one by

one, shaved away and/or adapted until they form

a simpler whole. Thus, the version of A GAME

OF THRONES that you play is actually a far

simplified and far different version than my

original prototype.

The success of the AGAME OF THRONES

board game has given me the luxury to add

some more elements to the game, making the

game (in my opinion) deeper, richer, and more

complex. The additional game options included

in A CLASH OF KINGS are partially derived

from my original design, partially born from

new ideas, and partially in response to player

suggestions. They are ideas nurtured from

countless games and tempered by the reactions

and observations of the marketplace.

As you peruse the CLASH OF KINGS expan-

sion, you will find it a potpourri of options,

rather than an ambitious change to the core

game state. These options reflect the ideas and

issues I wanted to include in the game for rea-

sons of both theme and actual play. As much as

the original AGOT game remains my definitive

vision of the core game, I love the concepts and

details that this expansion will allow players to

experience.

In the end, I very much hope that the CLASH

OF KINGS expansion will allow players to

approach AGOT in a new, refreshing way and

be enticed to stay under the exciting blue skies

of Westeros for just a little while longer.

Winter is Coming,

Christian T. Petersen

Designer, A GAME OF THRONES

C.E.O. Fantasy Flight Games


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Before you play the game for the first time, carefully

punch out the cardboard tokens from their frames so that

they do not tear.

Using this ExpansionWhile the A CLASH OF KINGS expansion introduces a

significant number of new game options, it is intendedthat you should only select the game options that are

most interesting to your play group. Each option is flexi-

ble enough to be added to a game of any number of

players, and all the options are compatible with each

other.

Option One: House Martell

Enclosed in your ACLASH OF KINGS expansion you

will find the components needed to use House Martell

(orange pieces) to play a six-player game of A GAME

OF THRONES.

P reparing for the six-player gameThe first thing you will do to prepare for a six-player

game is to place the two map overlays (the 6 Player

Areas of Influence Overlay and the Southern Westeros

Overlay) on top of the original game board as show on

the diagram. These overlays change the geography of

Westeros and the Areas of Influence, allowing for the

addition of House Martell.

Note that the "neutral army" Sunspear token found in

the original game is not used in the six-player game.

Randomly selecting a HouseNote that, for the six-player game, the starting posi-

tions for the houses have changed, and, of course,

House Martell has been added. Thus you will find 6

new House Start Cards included in this expansion for

the purposes of randomly drawing a players House and

for providing players with their new starting positions.

P laying the six-player gameOther than the changes to the game board and the new

positions in the Areas of Influence, the rules and struc-ture of the six-player game remain identical to the reg-

ular A GAME OF THRONES game (with the excep-

tion of the new victory conditions, see below). The

addition of House Martell, however, dramatically

changes the political and military situation of the game,

so be ready for a whole new A GAME OF THRONES

experience!

Six-P layer Game Victory ConditionsIn a six-player game, the player to first control 6 cities

and/or strongholds immediately wins the game.

It is recommended that House Martell only beused in a full six-player game.

Option Two: The NewHouse Cards

In your CLASH OF

KINGS expansion,

you will find a com-

plete new set of

House Cards for the

six great Houses.

The card backs of

these new House

Cards are illustratedwith the respective

House shields as well

as a crown. This dif-

ferentiates them from

the normal House Cards

found in the basic game that fea-

tured only the single House Shield on the

back.

The new set of House Cards found in ACLASH OF

KINGS completely replaces the House Cards provided

in the original game and gives players seven entirelynew cards for their House. These new cards have new

text abilities and a higher variance in combat strength,

giving the characters from A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE

a more pronounced role in the game.

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Setting up the Six P layer Game Board

When playing a six-player

game of A GAME OF THRONES,

it is necessary for the regular map and the

Areas of Influence on the game board to be

changed to accomodate the addition of House

Martell.

After you have taken the game out of the box, set up

the game board as illustrated above using the two

Map Overlays that are provided in your A CLASH

OF KINGS expansion set.

Note that you

place the Westeros map

overlay (showing the new

Southern Westeros) directly on

top of the bottom portion of your

regular board by carefully lining up

any overlapping areas. Likewise, the

new six-player Areas of Influence overlay is placed

directly on top of the Areas of Influence on your old

board, completely hiding the old information.

The back of a

normal House

Card

The back of a

new House

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It is important that you do not mix the two card sets (the

old and the new) and that all players play with the same

type of House Cards (the two sets are not designed to

intermix). Note that the CLASH OF KINGS expansion

includes two sets of cards for House Martell. One set for

playing against the original House Cards (without a

crown printed on the back) and another set for this game

variant (printed with the crown).

The new House Cards are played exactly like the House

Cards in the original game.

Option Three: Fortifications

Enclosed in your CLASH OF KINGS expansion, you

will find nine grey wooden Fortification pieces.

Fortifications are used to strengthen key defensive areas

when your forces may be weak or are allocated else-

where.

How to build a Fortification

During the Resolve Consolidate Power Orders step ofthe Action Phase, rather than executing a Consolidate

Power Order token to receive power, a player may

choose to execute the order and place a Fortification in

the area instead (thus forfeiting any power that he may

have received).

Example: The Baratheon player has placed a

Consolidate Power order on King's Landing here during

the Planning Phase. During the Resolve Consolidate

Power Orders step of the Action Phase, the Baratheon

player may now execute this order to eithera) collect

three power tokens (one for the order itself and an addi-tional two for the two crowns on King's Landing), orb)

place a Fortification on the King's

Landing area.

The Baratheon player,

worried about the

Lannister army

directly to the

West,

chooses to place a Fortification token on King's

Landing.

Effects of a FortificationAn area containing a Fortification grants the defend-

ing player an automatic +1 to his total combat strength

and reduces the combat strength of all Knight units

attacking or supporting the attack by 1.Note that this

penalty is applied to any Knights that are supporting the

attack as well as the Knights that are actually marching

into the fortified area. Also note that defending Knight

units, or Knights supporting the defense, do not suffer

this penalty.

Abandoning FortificationsAs soon as a player's last unit leaves the area (by either

Marching out voluntarily or retreating), the Fortification

is immediately removed. Thus it is not possible to take

over an opponent's Fortification. Note that Fortifications

are always lost when the last friendly unit leaves, even if

the player has established control over the area with a

Power token.

Fortifications cannot be placed in a Sea area (you will

remember that Sea areas cannot receive Consolidate

Power tokens). Also, Fortifications may not be placed in

a Port (see the optional rules for Ports later in this rules

set).

Attacking a Fortification

Last turn, the Baratheon player built a

Fortification in the area of Kings Landing. This

turn the Baratheon player has again placed a

Consolidate Power Order on Kings Landing(hoping to collect 3 power tokens during the

Resolve Consolidate Power Orders step of the

Action Phase).

The patience of the Lannister player has run

out, however, and the Lannister player decides

to March upon King's Landing with his army of

3 Knight units from Blackwater (using a +0

March Order).

Because of the Fortification in King's Landing,

the basic attacking combat strength of the

Lannister army is 3 (one for each Knight) and

the basic defending combat s trength forBaratheon is also 3 (one for each Footman and

one for the Fortification token itself).

Without the Fortification, the Lannister army

would have been an overwhelming 6 strength

against a defending Baratheon strength of 2.


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There can only be nine Fortifications in play at any one

time. If all Fortifications are in play, players cannot build

additional Fortifications until one is removed from the

board and becomes available once again.

Since Consolidate Power Orders are resolved in the

order of play, two players will never claim the last

Fortification token simultaneously.

An area can never contain more than one Fortification.

Option Four: Siege Engines

Enclosed in the CLASH OF KINGS expansion, you will

find three Siege Engine units for each of the six great

Houses (for a total of 18 wooden tokens). These repre-

sent the men, beasts, and wooden devices of destruction,

used to assault and besiege Fortifications, Cities, and

Strongholds.

The Siege Engine is a land unit like Knights and

Footmen. Siege Engines count towards Supply limits,

and they come into play via mustering like any other

unit. Siege Engines cannot March into a Sea area, yet are

allowed to use Sea Transport.

When built, Siege Engines, like Knights, cost two mus-

tering points. While mustering, a player may upgrade a

Footman to a Siege Engine at the cost of one mustering

point (following the same rules for upgrading as apply to

Knight units).

The Effect of Siege EnginesSiege Engines, when attacking (or supporting an attack

against) a City, Stronghold, or Fortification, have a basic

combat strength of 4. When defending, however, or in

all other combat circumstances, a Siege Engine has a

combat strength of 0.

Siege Engines cannot retreat and are immediately

destroyed if forced to do so. Siege Engines cannot be

chosen as casualties due to House Card sword icons.

Note that this forces a losing player to choose other(non-Siege Engine) units to be put to the sword, poten-

tially resulting in devastating losses as both regular

casualties are inflicted and Siege Engine units are auto-

matically destroyed.

Using Siege EnginesUnder the right circumstances, Siege Engines are the

most potent military unit. Yet they are extremely vulner-

able on defense, and they rely greatly on attacking first,

which makes initiative and the order of the Iron Throne

especially important.

Due to their fragile nature, Siege Engines are best usedas support in attacks against Cities, Strongholds, and

Fortifications. By supporting rather than marching into

battle themselves, they are not vulnerable to immediate

destruction from retreat in the event that the attack is

lost.

House Lannister is again marching on King's

Landing. Lannister attacks the Stronghold with an

army of one Knight and one Siege Engine from

Blackwater, supported by a Stark army of one

Siege Engine and one Footman from Crackclaw

Point. This makes for a total attacking combat

strength of 11 (8 for the two Siege Engines, plus

one for the Footman and two for the Knight).

The defending Baratheon player has two

Knights, a +2 Defense order, and is supported by

his own fleet of one Ship in the Blackwater Bay.

This gives him a defending combat strength of 9.

Should Lannister lose the battle, the attacking

Siege Engine from Blackwater would be immedi-

ately destroyed, but Stark's supporting Siege

Engine would be unharmed.

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Option Five: The P orts ofWesteros

Enclosed in your CLASH OF KINGS expansion, you

will find eight circular tokens, each representing a Port

in the land of Westeros.

Each Port token belongs to a specific Land and Sea area.

If a Land area meets multiple Sea areas, the Port token

will denote exactly which Sea area it adjoins.

Before beginning a game, place the eight Port tokens on

the map, so that they partially overlap the Land area and

the adjoining Sea area.

Using P ortsPorts represent a new special area governed by specialrules. These are as follows:

- Port areas may only be occupied by Ship units.

- Ships in a Port area may receive Order tokens as nor-

mal (but note that a Defense Order given to a Port is use-

less, since Ports can never be attacked directly). Under

certain conditions, Ships in a Port may receive the

Consolidate Power order, see more details below.

- Ports function as special areas between the Land and

Sea area. Only the player controlling its land area mayuse the Port and is considered thePort owner.

- A Port owner's ships may March from the Sea area into

the Port, or may March from the Port into the Sea area.

Note that enemy ships may never March into a Port

owned by another player.

- A Port may never contain more than three Ship units at

one time. Ships in Port are still subject to normal supply

rules.

- When a Land area that contains a Port musters newunits, the mustering player may place Ship units directly

into the adjacent Sea area (using the normal rules of

mustering) or the player may place a newly mustered

Ship directly on that area's Port.Important note: Players

are allowed to muster new Ship units into a Port,

even if the Sea area is occupied by enemy Ships.

- Ships in Port may Support a battle in the Sea area

but may not support a battle in the Land area.

- Ships in Port may Raid the Sea area, but not the

Land area.

- Enemy Ships in the Sea area may Raid any

Support, Raid, or Consolidate Power orders in the

Port as normal.

- If a Port's land area is successfully invaded by

another House, the conquering player may immedi-

ately replace the Ship units in the Port area with his

own unused Ship units. That player must still stay

within his supply limits, and if he cannot, he must

remove the Ship units, one by one, until he is incompliance with his Supply limit. Such an invading

player may choose not to take over the Ships in the

Port and destroy them immediately after invading the

Land area. If the player does decide to take the

Ships, however, he may not choose to destroy them

at a later time.

- A One-Time order (see later) may never be placed in

a Port area.

- During the Planning Phase, a player may place a

Consolidate Power order on a Port that contains at least

one ship. If, during the Resolve Consolidate Power

Orders step of the Action Phase, there are no enemy

ships in the Sea area, the player may execute the

Consolidate Power order to claim a Power token as nor-

mal. This simulates trade with the free cities and the

other exotic locations in the world ofA Song of Ice and

Fire.

- During the Westeros Phase, when a 'Game of Thrones'

Westeros Card is resolved, players receive one Power

token for every friendly Port containing at least on Ship

unit, as long as the Port's Sea area does not contain

enemy Ship units (in which case the player receivesnothing). This also represents the wealth of trade, as

mentioned in the point above.

Option Six: The One-T imeOrder Tokens

The square One-Time order tokens represent an exciting

addition to the A GAME OF THRONES planning phase

and add a new layer of strategy options to the Planning

Phase.

P laying with One-T ime ordersBefore the game begins, each House receives their five

One-Time order tokens (identified by the House

Shields). These represent three new special orders for all

the Houses and one new unique special order to each

House. Unlike the regular orders, which are retrieved

after each turn and may be used again and again, the

One-Time order tokens are single-use orders and are

removed from the game after they have been in play.

Each House is provided with two "Recruit," one "Supply

Caravan," one "Forced March," and one unique order.

When playing A GAME OF THRONES with One-Time

orders, the Planning Phase is divided into three separatesegments as follows:

The Planning Phase:

1) Place One-Time orders

2) Place regular orders

3) Reveal all orders

During step one, in the order of play, each player may

place one (and only one) One-Time order on the board.

As with the normal orders, the One-Time order must be

placed in an area containing at least one unit of a play-er's House. The One-Time order is placed face down and

is revealed at the end of the Planning Phase along with

the regular orders.

Port token

As illustrated above, at the beginning of the

game, the Sunspear Port is placed so that it

partially overlaps the land area of Sunspear

and the Summer Sea (note that this Port does

not enter into the Sea of Dorne).

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The Supply CaravanThe Supply Caravan is resolved during the Consolidate

Power Orders step of the Action Phase. When resolved,

its player may immediately increase his/her Supply level

on the Supply track by the num-

ber of Barrel icons in the area.

Thus a player can temporarily

inflate his Supply until thenext Supply card is resolved

during the Westeros Phase

(when the player must move

his Supply level back to its accu-

rate level).

Example: During the Planning Phase, the Lannister

player has placed a Supply Caravan order in the

Blackwater area (which contains two Barrel icons).

During the Consolidate Power Orders step of the Action

Phase, the Lannister player executes the One-Time order

and moves his supply token from 3 (his current level) to5, allowing him to field dramatically more and larger

armies. Two turns later during the Westeros Phase, a

Supply card is drawn, and Lannister must adjust his

Supply to its true level once again.

The Forced MarchThe Forced March order is resolved during the Resolve

March Orders step of the Action Phase.

When executing a Forced

March, a player may immedi-ately move any number of

friendly units from one or

more adjacent areas into its

area. Note that any areas

reached by friendly Ship

Transport are considered adjacent for the purposes of

Forced March. Also note that this order may be used

both in Sea and Land areas (but, as always, Land units

cannot move into a Sea area or vice versa).

When using a Forced March, you must still stay within

your supply limitations at all times.

The Forced March can be a powerful tool

of mobility, especially when

combined with a regular

March order. A great

tactic is to use

your

Forced March order to bring together a substantial force,

and later use a regular March order (assuming that onewas placed in the same area during the Planning Phase)

to move the gathered force into battle.

The Unique One-Time Orders

The following orders are each unique, with each House

receiving only one such order for their House.

House Greyjoy: The I ronFleet

The Iron Fleet is resolved dur-ing the Resolve Raid Orders

step of the Action Phase. When

executing this order, the

Greyjoy player may remove any

two adjacent orders (including Defense Orders and

March orders, but not other One-Time orders). Note thatThe Iron Fleet, like a regular Raid order, is vulnerable to

cancellation by a Raid resolved earlier in the order of

play. (This goes for all One-Time orders affiliated with

the Raid icon).

House Stark: The Young WolfThe Young Wolf is resolved during the Resolve

Raid Orders step of the Action

Phase. When executing this

order, the Stark player may

immediately move units from

this area as if a March Order

had just been executed,

except that that no battle

may result from this movement (thus when executing

SupplyCaravan

ForcedMarc

h

Example of a Forced March

The Baratheon player has played his Forced March and a regular March (+0) order on King's

Landing. During his first March option, he chooses to resolve the Forced March, and moves a

Knight unit from Dragonstone (using Ship Transport) and one Footman unit from Crackclaw Point

into King's Landing.

For his next March option, the Baratheon player will execute his regular March order in King's

Landing to March against the Lannisters in Blackwater.

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The Young Wolf, the Stark player cannot move any units

into an area containing enemy units).

Note that since The Young Wolf order is executed before

the regular March Orders, it can be used effectively as a

surprise advance (particularly in combination with other

regular March orders) or as a quick reinforcement move

to a vulnerable area.

House Tyrell: The Might Of Highgarden.The Might of Highgarden is resolved during the Resolve

Consolidate Power Step of the Action Phase. When

executing this order, the Tyrell

player must immediately dis-

card a House Card from his

hand. He may now claim a

number of Power Tokens from

any combination of other

Houses with units adjacent to

the area. The total number of Power tokens claimed

in this way must be equal to or less than theCombat Strength of the discarded House Card.

If the Tyrell player discards his last House Card in this

fashion, he may immediately reclaim all his discarded

cards (as if he had just used his last House Card in a bat-

tle).

House Martell: The Scorpion's StingThe Scorpion's Sting is resolved during the Resolve Raid

Orders step of the Action Phase.

When executing this order, theMartell player may select and

discard a single House Card

from every House with units

adjacent to its area, with the

following exceptions:

1) "Melisandre" (Baratheon) may never be discarded as a

result of the Scorpion's Sting.

2) House Martell may not discard a players last House

Card (thus a player with only one card remaining in his

hand is not affected by the Scorpion's Sting).

House Lannister: The Lion's CunningThe Lion's Cunning is resolved during the Resolve

Raid Orders step of the Action


order, the Lannister player

may name a House with units

adjacent to its area. The

named House may not March,

Support, or Raid against (but

may still support in defense of) an area controlledby House Lannister for the remainder of that turn.

House Baratheon: The Will of R'hllorThe Will of R'hllor is resolved during the Resolve Raid

Orders step of the Action


order, the Baratheon player

must immediately discard the

"Melisandre" House Card

from his hand, after which he

may do one of the following:

A) remove one Defense Orders from anywhere on the

board, or B) remove one Support order anywhere on the

board.

If the Baratheon player is unable or unwilling to discard

the "Melisandre" card, the Will of R'hollor is removed

from the game with no effect.

Option Seven: The Clash of

Kings Westeros P haseVariant

The original Westeros Phase in the A GAME OF

THRONES board game was designed to create a sense

of strategic uncertainty, rewarding players who were

willing to adopt a flexible strategy as well as rewarding

players willing to take a chance. The original Westeros

Phase also keeps every session of A GAME OF

THRONES unique and fresh. Yet, there are many experi-

enced players who may wish for a more predictableseries of events during the Westeros Phase.

A game that uses the CLASH OF KINGS Westeros

Phase variant uses the Westeros Decks in a much differ-

ent manner than during a normal game. To set up your

game for this variant, follow these steps:

1) Separate and shuffle the three Westeros Decks (as nor-

mal).

2) Draw the top three cards from each deck and place

them face up neatly in a column of three cards above

their respective decks.

When the first Westeros Phase is resolved during the

second game turn, do not draw any Westeros Cards to

begin the Phase, but resolve the TOP CARD of the three

columns in order (I, II, and II) as if those three cards had

been drawn during a normal Westeros Phase.

After the cards have been resolved, do the following:

1) Place the used Westeros Cards on the bottom of their

respective decks.2) Push the two remaining cards above each Westeros

deck up so that new space is created for a third card just

above each deck.

3) Draw a new card from each Westeros Deck and place

it in the newly created position immediately above each

deck.

In this way, during each Westeros Phase, the top card of

each deck column is resolved, and the other six cards are

pushed a turn closer to resolution (and a new card

appears). This unique mechanic grants players the fore-

knowledge (except for when "Winter is Coming" is

resolved) of what will happen during the Westeros Phasein the three upcoming turns. This option can dramatical-

ly change the way the game is played, as the need for

strategic flexibility can be replaced with focused

certainty.

The "Winter is Coming" Westeros Card provides the

only element of uncertainty in this variant. Resolve this

card as you would in the regular game by placing the

card back in its respective deck, shuffling the deck, and

drawing a new Card which is immediately resolved as if

it were the top-most card of the column.

See the detailed example on the next page.

Option Eight: The Clash ofKings Battle Variant

This game option is one for players (like the designer)

who seeks a little more excitement, bluffing, and unpre-

dictability during the battles of the A GAME OF

THRONES board game. When using this option, the

procedure for battles changes to the following:

Proceed with a battle as usual, until it is time for each

player to secretly pick a House Card. Instead of choosing

just one House Card, a player must now secretly choose

three cards from his hand. After both players have

secretly picked their three cards, the opponent draws a

random card from the three. The two House Cards that

were not drawn are immediately returned to their own-

ers' hands.

The two cards that were drawn are now the House Cards

that will be used in the battle, and the battle continues as

normal.

When using this game option, a player returns all of his

House Cards to his hand after using or discarding his

fifth House Card (normally this would happen when the

seventh card is played). Thus a player will never have

less than three House Cards in his hand at any one time.

This option places a greater risk and uncertainty in bat-

tles, and makes for a less deterministic approach to bat-

tles. It also creates an interesting conundrum of strategy,bluffing, and card management when planning your

attacks and defenses for the turn.

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Option Nine: The ThreeP layer Game Variant

The above overlay is found on the reverse side of the

Areas of Influence game board overlay used for the

House Martell option described earlier in this rules set.

When using this option, before starting a three-player

game, simply place the map overlay on top of the game

board, completely covering the Areas of Influence with

the new information.

This simple variant changes the availability of Special

orders, and makes a good position on the Kings Court

track more important.

Frequently Asked QuestionsBelow are answers to some of the most commonly askedquestions for the A GAME OF THRONES board game

as well as a few game suggestions.

Suggestion: Competitive 5-P layer GamesWhen playing a 5-player game, if you feel that

Lannister's starting position is too weak, then we recom-

mend the following minor change to the game setup:

In the 5-player game, switch the starting "Tyrell" and

"Greyjoy" position on the "King's Court" track (thus

leaving Greyjoy in the 5th position and Tyrell in the 4th

position).

The Westeros CardsQ: When the Westeros card `Winter is Coming' comes

up, do I shuffle and redraw or shuffle and wait until next

turn to draw?

A: You reshuffle and redraw a new card immediately.

Q: When Rains of Autumn (Footman units provide no

combat strength while supporting) is active, and a

Special Order Support +1 is played in an area with one

footman, how much combat strength is provided from

that area?

A: 1. Only the 1 from the Support +1 order actually

counts. The footman technically has a 0 combat strength

while supporting.

SupplyQ: What are the starting "Supply" levels for each player?

A: Each player has a starting Supply equal to the barrels

in the territory they control at the start of the game. That

is, 1 each for Stark and Baratheon, 2 each for Lannister

and Greyjoy, and 3 for Tyrell.

Q: Can I make a march that violates my Supply limits in

order to voluntarily remove some of my units on the

board?

A: No. You can never voluntarily violate your Supply

limits when moving units.

Wildling AssaultQ: When a Wildling Attack has been lost, if you surren-

der a unit, leaving a region vacant, can you place a

power token in the region to retain control of the region?A: No. You are only allowed to establish control of a

region by placing a power token when your units are

leaving the region. Being killed by the Wildlings is not

"leaving."

Q: When you lose a battle to the Wildlings, can you

downgrade knights to footmen to pay for the muster

points instead of removing units?

A: No. You can only remove units to pay for Wildling

losses.

P lacing OrdersQ: Do you have to place an order in each of your areas

with units in them if you can?

A: No. You do not have to give an order to each area you

have units in. However, units in an area with no order

1) It is the first Westeros Phase of thegame, and the players are using the A

CLASH OF KINGS Westeros Phase vari-

ant. The three cards to be resolved this

turn (the top cards of the three columns)

are "Mustering," "Clash of Kings," and

"Winter is Coming."

The Mustering card and the "Clash of

Kings" card are resolved normally, and

then placed on the bottom of their respec-

tive decks. "Winter is Coming" in column

III is resolved by placing "Winter isComing" back on the bottom in deck III,

shuffling the deck , and then drawing (and

resolving) the top card immediately. The

new card drawn is the "Last Days of

Summer" forcing the players to advance

the Wildling Threat counter. Then the

Last Days of Summer" is placed at the

bottom of deck II (because that card in

itself does nothing).

Example of the Westeros P hase Variant

2) After the three top cards have beenresolved, the remaining six cards are

moved up (so that the new top cards for

next turn are Last Days of Summer (I),

A Game of Thrones (II), and Storm of

Swords (III). After the cards have been

moved, the three top cards are drawn from

each deck and placed in the newly vacated

position above each respective deck.

After this, the Westeros Phase is over and

play proceeds to the Planning Phase.

Note that when using the Westeros Phase

variant, players will be able to see the

upcoming Westeros cards for the next

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cannot act that turn.

The Messenger RavenQ: If I have the Messenger Raven, and I want to swap a

unit's order with another one that is already on the board,

may I?

A: No. You may only swap a unit's order with an unused

order.

Executing MarchesQ: Do I have to move units out of an area that I've

placed a march order in?

A: No, you may remove the March order for your turn

and state that you are not moving your units.

Controlling Areas With PowerQ: When establishing control of an area using a power

marker, does the marker come from the stock of power

that the player has already acquired or from the general

supply?

A: Power used to establish control of an area must come

from a player's personal supply, i.e., available power.

Q: Once I've placed a power marker to control an area,

can I voluntarily remove it later? Is it removed from the

board if I move my own units into that area later?

A: No. The only way it can be removed is if it is

destroyed by enemy units.

Attacking Neutral ArmiesQ: Can you attack both a neutral army and an enemy

army with the same march order?A: No. You can only make one attack with each march

order, and attacking a neutral army still counts as your

attack.

Q: When an opponent is attacking a neutral army, can I

provide support to the neutral army and increase its

strength?

A: No.

Rivers

Q. There are several land spaces that are divided bymajor rivers which are impassable to marching units.

Does this apply to raiding and supporting units as well?

A: Correct. You cannot move, raid, or support across a

river (unless it's across a bridge).

House CardsQ: When participating in a battle, do I have to play a

House Card?

A: Yes. However, note that House Cards are not played

against neutral armies.

Q: Are used House Cards public information? Can you

look in your opponents' discard piles to see what House

Cards they've played?

A: House Cards are public knowledge, and you may ask

to see an opponent's hand and discard pile unless they

are currently in a battle and have already chosen a House

Card.

Q: Are Melisandre and Maester Luwin's special abilities

meant to be done secretly between the involved players

or should everyone know exactly which House Cards are

involved?

A: The effects of these cards are public knowledge.

Q. If Tyrell attacks a region containing a single defend-

ing Footman, and, for his House Card, he selects Ser

Loras Tyrell ("Immediately kill one of your opponent's

attacking or defending Footmen units"), is that an auto-

matic victory, or do the defense and support values still

count?

A: Although not specifically stated in the rulebook,

whenever the last unit on one side of a battle is eliminat-

ed through a special ability, the battle immediately ends

in victory for the side that still has units. The House

Cards' strength is disregarded, and the House Cards arestill considered used.

Q: When playing Melisandre, if my opponent has just

used his last card on the battle, can I discard any one of

his cards, or is her ability wasted?

A: Because used House Cards are not picked back up

until after all effects of the battle have resolved, her abil-

ity is wasted.

Q: When using Salladhar Saan (Ships provide no combat

strength while supporting), and a Special Order Support

+1 is played in an area with one Ship, how much combat

strength is provided from that area?

A: 1. Only the 1 from the Support +1 order actually

counts. The ship technically has a 0 combat strength

while supporting in this battle.

Routed Units and RoutingQ: What happens to a unit that has nowhere to retreat to

after losing a battle?

A: A unit that cannot retreat after losing a battle is killed.

Q: If I am unable to retreat a knight into a territorywhere my footman is routed, due to supply limits, can I

choose to remove the routed footman instead of the

knight?

A: No. The retreating unit leaves the board if it cannot

legally move back into an area.

Q: If my opponent only has routed units on his side of a

battle, are House Cards still played?

A: Yes. Although routed units have a combat strength of

0, they are still present for the battle and can win due to

House Card play and other modifiers.

Q: Can routed ships still transport troops?

A: Yes.

Removing UnitsQ: Can you voluntarily remove one of your units from

play?

A: No.

Turn OrderQ: What order are units mustered in and casualties from

Wildling attacks removed in?

A: Normal turn order, as dictated by the Iron Thronetrack.

Game Design A GAME OF THRONES Board Game:


Game Design A CLASH OF KING'S expansion:


Additional Development and Playtesting: Kevin

Wilson, Darrell Hardy, Carl Hotchkiss, Eric Lang,

John Goodenough, Scott Nicely, Eric ('Mace') Tyrell,

Greg Benage, Patrick Harrigan.

Cover Illustration: Thomas Denmark

Other Illustration and Artwork: Bob Stevlic, Anders

Finer, Roman V. Papsuev, Timothy Truman, Jim

Pavelec, Sedone Thongvilay, Franz Vohwinkel, Mark

Evans, Thomas Gianni, Chris Dien, Kory Heinzen

John Matson, Martina Pilcerova, Jean Tay

Icons and Graphic Design: Scott Nicely

Rules: Christian T. Petersen

Editing: Greg Benage

Publisher: Christian T. Petersen

Production Administration: Darrell Hardy

Special Thanks to George RR Martin for his trust in theFantasy Flight development team.

For support, updates, and news, please visit:

WWW.FANTASYFLIGHTGAMES .COM

Based on the A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE novels by

George R.R Martin. Used under license.

A GAME OF THRONES, A CLASH OF KINGS, and A

SONG OF ICE AND FIRE Copyright 2004 George R.R.Martin. Used under license. The A GAME OF

THRONES BOARD GAME and the A CLASH OF

KINGS EXPANSION SET are trademarks of Fantasy

Flight Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Game Design

Copyright 2004 Fantasy Flight Publishing, Inc. This

product, or any parts hereof, may not be reproduced

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The One-Time Orders

Recruit (Consolidate P ower)Immediately muster in this area (following the normal rules for mustering

and supply).

Supply Caravan (Consolidate P ower)Immediately advance your Barrel on the Supply Track a number of spacesequal to the number of Barrel icons in this area. Note that your Supply level

will be reconciled to its true level when the next Supply Westeros card is

resolved.

Forced March (March)Immediately move any number of your adjacent units into this area (follow-

ing the rules of supply).

The I ron Fleet (Raid) G reyjoy OnlyImmediately remove any two adjacent orders (except for other One-Time

orders).

The Young Wolf (Raid) Stark OnlyImmediately use this order as if it were a March Order. No battles may be start-

ed as a result of this order (thus you cannot move into an area containing

enemy units).

The Might of Highgarden (Consolidate P ower) T yrell OnlyDiscard a House Card from your hand to immediately steal its Combat Strength

in Power tokens from any combination of adjacent players.

The Lions Cunning (Raid) Lannister OnlyName an adjacent House. That House may not March, Support, or Raid

against (but may still support in defense of) an area controlled by House

Lannister for the rest of the turn.

The Scorpions Sting (Raid) Martell OnlyChoose and Discard one House Card from every player with units adjacent

to this area. Melisandre (Baratheon) or a players last House Card cannot

be chosen.

The Will of Rhllor (Raid) Baratheon OnlyDiscard the Melisandre House Card from your hand to do one of the fol-

lowing: a) remove a Defense Orders anywhere on the board, or b) remove a

Support orders anywhere on the board

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